Two of the lassie movies star the late elizabeth taylor. Sarah parker keep order and care for the animals in a sprawling grand mountain national park, their 10yearold daughter zoe, her best friend harvey, and the loyal and heroic collie lassie fill their days with adventure. Lassie is legally wrested from freckledfaced michael sharrett by evil pernell roberts, who hopes that the kids grandpa jimmy stewart will sell his valuable vineyards to ransom the dog. This first lassie film in nearly three decades discounting the various feature length compilations of lassie tv episodes is worth watching for. Aug 08, 2011 based on a story by sumner arthur long. She is a female rough collie dog, and is featured in a short story that was later expanded to a fulllength novel called lassie comehome. This first lassie film in nearly three decades discounting the various featurelength compilations of lassie tv episodes is worth watching for. Oct 20, 2014 the magic of lassie trailer 1978 director. This first lassie film in nearly three decades discounting the various featurelength compilations of lassie tv episodes is worth watching for its veteran cast. The magic of lassie 1978 the magic of lassie 1978 the magic of lassie 1978 the image could not be loaded. Several of the film s stars, including stewart, alice faye, mickey rooney, and maureen smith of the mike curb congregation also appear on the soundtrack. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their lineup with the core of henk hofstede the groups lead singer and lyricist, rob kloet, drummer, robert jan stips supersister, gruppo sportivo, golden earring, keyboards. Magic of lassie sonoma county economic develoment board. Was sad when lassie was taken away from the family but in true lassie spirit, he.
With james stewart, mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist. The story begins on the mitchell winery in northern california. Theatrical release poster directed by don chaffey produced by william be. Margulies as cinematographer and editing by john c. Alice faye, james stewart, mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, michael sharrett official content from mgm home. Kress lassies great adventure five lassie television episodes edited to movie length. Check out the magic of lassie by nits on amazon music. Lassie is one of only three animals and one of very few fictional characters, such as mickey mouse, kermit the frog, and bugs bunny to be awarded a star on the hollywood walk of famethe others being silent film stars rin tin tin and strongheart. The magic of lassie 1978 cast and crew a businessman pernell roberts takes a collie to colorado after the young owners grandfather james stewart refuses to sell him vineyards. I had gottenpurchased a copy of this movie when it was released. The magic of lassie 1978 technical specifications shotonwhat.
The magic of lassie marked alice fayes farewell screen appearance and it was also james stewarts last starring feature film release as well. Was sad when lassie was taken away from the family but in true. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Was sad when lassie was taken away from the family but in true lassie spirit, he made his way back home and all ended well. The magic of lassie soundtrack this 1978 film starred mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, michael sharrett, alice faye and jimmy stewart. The film was directed, written, and coproduced by charles sturridge and is a production of samuel goldwyn films. March 1 charlie chaplin s coffin is stolen from a swiss. The magic of lassie is the first lassie film in almost three decades, and although it doesnt have the tender charm and elegance of the original masterpiece lassie come home 1943 or later fare such as the courage of lassie 1946 and hills of home 1948 it does deliver a lassie for the seventies. Remake of 1943s lassie come home, in which a farm family is forced to give up their beloved collie. Challenge to lassie 1949 movie directed by richard thorpe the painted hills 1951 movie directed by harold f. Lassie is a fictional character created by eric knight. Cast and crew credits for magic of lassie, the, 1978, directed by don chaffey, with mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, at turner classic movies. The magic of lassie is a 1978 american family musical drama film directed by don chaffey, starring lassie, james stewart, stephanie zimbalist, pernell roberts, and michael sharrett, with cameo appearances by mickey rooney and alice faye in her final film appearance. Movies like the magic of lassie if you like the magic of lassie you are looking for touching, feel good and realistic movies about with adventure, best friends, friendship, family, heroes, friends and family relations themes of drama, family and musical genre shot in usa.
The magic of lassie is a 1978 american family musical drama film directed by don chaffey, starring lassie, james stewart, stephanie zimbalist, pernell roberts. Movie search results for the magic of lassie allmovie. Lassie and her master timmy are swept away from home by a runaway helium balloon. James stewart is featured in one of only three musical film roles that he.
Knights portrayal of lassie bears some features in common with another fictional female collie of the same name, featured in the british writer elizabeth gaskells 1859 short story the half brothers. Lassie played by a collie named pal is sold to a scottish duke. Lassie is a 2005 britishamericanfrenchirish adventure comedydrama film based on eric knights 1940 novel lassie comehome about the profound bond between joe carraclough and his rough collie, lassie. The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Jack wrather, bonita granville wrather, jr william beaudine. James stewart list of movies and tv shows tv guide. The magic of lassie 1978 movie directed by don chaffey lassie 1994 movie directed by daniel petrie. The movie the magic of lassie, released in 1978 and directed by don chaffey with michael d. Lassie stateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a navbar, a sidebar, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute. The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. Overview of magic of lassie, the, 1978, directed by don chaffey, with mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, at turner classic movies. Lassie is an actress, known for the magic of lassie 1978, the abc saturday superstar movie 1972.
This is the first lassie movie based on the book by the late eric knight. A businessman pernell roberts takes a collie to colorado after the young owners grandfather james stewart refuses to sell him vineyards. The magic of lassie soundtrack jimmy stewart on the air. The magic of lassie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The magic of lassie 1978, directed by don chaffey film. Watch the magic of lassie starring james stewart in this actionadventure on directv. Soundtrack personnel jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Lassie is legally wrested from freckledfaced michael sharrett by evil pernell roberts, who hopes that the kids grandpa jimmy stewart will sell his.
Remake of 1943s lassie come home, in which a farm family is. Watch the magic of lassie online stream full movie directv. Lassie the painted hills 1951, full length family western. Aug 26, 2017 the magic of lassie was oscar nominated for best music, original song for when you are loved. Diabetics and animalhaters should avoid, but for schlock addicts the film boasts alice faye first film in 17 years preparing eggs while singing a. James stewart, lassie, mickey rooney, alice faye, stephanie zimbalist, pernell roberts.
She will have to run all the way from colorado to california. The magic of lassie is a film directed by don chaffey with mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, michael sharrett, year. Lassie movie,the magic of lassie trailer,the magic of lassie 1978. Nov 05, 20 lassie the painted hills 1951, full length family western movie jonathan harvey and his dog shep lassie finally strike gold after years of prospecting, but when the greedy partner kills. The cast is superb and jimmy stewarts performance is powerful and memorable as always. Lassie the painted hills 1951, full length family western movie jonathan harvey and his dog shep lassie finally strike gold after years of prospecting, but when the greedy partner kills. This 1978 film starred mickey rooney, pernell roberts, stephanie zimbalist, michael sharrett, alice faye and jimmy stewart. The magic of lassie 1978 british board of film classification. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. Dec 16, 2014 the magic of lassie is the first lassie film in almost three decades, and although it doesnt have the tender charm and elegance of the original masterpiece lassie come home 1943 or later fare such as the courage of lassie 1946 and hills of home 1948 it does deliver a lassie for the seventies. The magic of lassie 1978 a businessman pernell roberts takes a collie to colorado after the young owners grandfather james stewart refuses to sell him vineyards. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
Jack wrather presents the magic of lassie 1978, vinyl. The magic of lassie official trailer this lame attempt at resurrecting the lassie series is nothing more than a badly scored tearjerker that even children will find dim. The lassie character has appeared in radio, television, film, toys, comic books. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Kress lassie s great adventure five lassie television episodes edited to movie length. Lassie is claimed from his family by a former owner and then braves a cross country trip to rejoin the ones that love her. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. The magic of lassie 1978 movie directed by don chaffey lassie. The new adventures of lassie 0 hours and 22 minutes movie 2014 ranger graham parker and his wife, dr. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
The painted hills, also known as lassies adventures in the goldrush, is a 1951 drama film produced by metrogoldwynmayer mgm and directed by harold f. Lassie makes a perilous journey from scotland to england to be reunited with a boy named joea young roddy mcdowall. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Original tv spot for the 1978 family adventure the magic of lassie, directed by don chaffey, starring james stewart, mickey rooney, pernell roberts and more. About the only cast member in the magic of lassie who doesnt sing is mike mazurki. Nits, formerly the nits and sometimes labeled as such today in some releases, are a dutch art rock group, founded in 1974 in amsterdam, netherlands. Starring june lockhart, hugh reilly, and jon provost.
Watch the magic of lassie 1978 on netflix in the usa. James stewart is featured in one of only three musical film roles that he played. The magic of lassie 1979 this first lassie film in nearly three decades discounting the various featurelength compilations of lassie tv episodes is worth watching for its veteran cast. Lassie lives with clovis mitchell and his grandchildren, chris and kelly, but is discovered one day by her former owner. James stewart full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Mickey rooney and mike mazurki as a wrestler and his trainer have a couple of laughs themselves. Kress adapted by true boardman from alexander hulls novel shep of the painted hills, the film stars paul kelly, bruce cowling, ann doran, and dog actor pal credited as lassie in a story about a collie named shep who seeks revenge.
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